Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.169 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Sudan stood at 0.169 ha per person.
The figure is up 41.2% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.222 ha per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1111 ha per person, in 2012.
Sudan ranks 1st of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1111 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.1874 ha per person | +68.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2158 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1298 ha per person | -39.8% |
| 2016 | 0.222 ha per person | +70.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1516 ha per person | -31.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1819 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1499 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1238 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1439 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1467 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1196 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 0.169 ha per person | +41.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.169 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0111 ha per person, 15.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.169 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 15.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1687 ha per person | 0.1111 ha per person | 0.222 ha per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1406 ha per person | 0.1196 ha per person | 0.169 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 2 Niger 0.1269 ha per person compare
- 3 South Sudan 0.0853 ha per person compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 0.0807 ha per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Sudan?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Sudan was 0.169 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.222 ha per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1111 ha per person in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 1st out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.